Despite the death threat emanating from their skin pressed together, Gu Qingyan maintained his posture without even a flicker of emotion in his eyes.
He lowered his eyes and glanced around, then said softly, "We have another son."
These words were like adding fuel to the fire, and the gun barrel went even deeper into his flesh.
In the silent space, a fierce game of chess was taking place.
"snort!"
Finally, they removed the object from his neck, leaving a noticeable red mark on his skin.
If we kill him, are we going to make Zhaozhao and that child face all the gossip and rumors?
They said his precious Zhao Zhao's husband died...
Just thinking about it makes Xu Mingxu want to vomit.
She turned around, opened a bottle of beer, and gulped down several mouthfuls before her icy gaze fell on Gu Qingyan again.
"Tell me. How much money do you want to leave my daughter?"
?
Gu Qingyan raised an eyebrow slightly and calmly retorted, "Father-in-law, how much money do you want to accept me?"
Xu Mingxu didn't answer him immediately, but instead downed his beer in one gulp.
Clang!
The empty wine bottle was smashed hard on the ground, and the shattered glass gleamed coldly in the night.
"Only someone who deeply loves Zhaozhao and is willing to give his life for her is qualified to be my son-in-law."
He raised the gun again, pointing it at Gu Qingyan. "Do you dare?"
"Of course," Gu Qingyan replied without hesitation.
Bang!
The next second, the bullet left the barrel, so fast that it was impossible to see it.
The bullet grazed Gu Qingyan's hand, leaving a long, bloody mark, before finally embedding itself deep in the ground.
This happened in an instant.
Xu Mingxu looked up at Gu Qingyan, his gaze filled with scrutiny and an almost imperceptible...admiration.
A bullet suddenly hurtled towards him without even moving a finger.
If he moved even slightly, the bullets wouldn't obediently graze the back of his hand; instead, they would pierce his fingers.
Gu Qingyan's fear of losing Xu Zhaozhao was greater than his fear of death.
Blood dripped from the back of his hand onto the ground, blooming into dark red blood flowers.
Clang.
Xu Mingxu threw the metal gun onto the table, making a crisp clanging sound.
"I'll accept you for now."
The samurai threw down his weapon, turned his back, and said in a hoarse voice, "If you can't protect him, I will naturally protect him for you. Regardless of the consequences."
A smile finally returned to Gu Qingyan's face. "That day will never come, father-in-law."
...
After listening, Xu Zhaozhao let out a long "Oh~"
No wonder Gu Qingyan kept traveling abroad during that period.
No wonder I called her that day and said I missed her in a cheesy way.
No wonder Xu Mingxu, the doting father, didn't confront Gu Qingyan the first time they met.
It turns out that Gu Qingyan had already won over her father behind her back.
Xu Zhaozhao looked up at him, "You were already planning for our future so early on?"
Gu Qingyan lowered his eyes, and Xu Zhaozhao could only see his thick eyelashes. His fingers were separated by him, and their ten fingers were intertwined.
"I wanted to marry you sooner than you think."
"Open and aboveboard."
As he finished speaking, he looked up at her, and his beautiful peach blossom eyes seemed to be filled with stars.
Xu Zhaozhao's heart skipped a beat because of this.
She wrapped her other arm around his waist, moving closer to his chest, where she could hear his strong heartbeat.
"It'll be soon. Our wedding is just around the corner!"
...
The two didn't stay up too late, because if they wanted to hold the wedding as scheduled, they needed to resolve things with Gu Ru.
In order to resolve the issue as soon as possible, it was decided to visit the old house the next day.
Shh: @LittleFish, go to bed early tonight, we're going to see Grandpa tomorrow. [Heart]
A little fish: Okay! Mommy! [Starry eyes]
Xu Zhaozhao opened her eyes at 7:30 the next day, half an hour earlier than the alarm she had set.
Xu Zhaozhao always felt a sense of nervousness whenever she had to face Gu Ru directly, and this time was no exception.
Not long after she got up, Gu Qingyan and Gu Yulin also got up.
Gu Yulin poured cat food for the kitten before coming over to eat breakfast.
After finishing breakfast, she tugged at Xu Zhaozhao's sleeve and said, "Mom, I'm going to the back garden to pick some carnations."
Before Xu Zhaozhao could ask, he followed up with the reason.
"When I got the seeds, I promised Grandpa that I would pick a few carnations for him when they bloomed."
Xu Zhaozhao nodded in agreement.
Although it hasn't bloomed yet, the buds are quite pretty and can last a while.
Xu Zhaozhao quickly finished her breakfast and hurried to the back garden to cut flowers with Yu Yu.
He picked a few flowers that ripened quickly and cut them off. Not long after, Gu Qingyan also went to the back garden.
Xu Zhaozhao handed him the scissors, "Here, you can cut one too."
I thought Gu Qingyan wouldn't cut flowers to give to Gu Ru, since he hated that person so much, but he accepted Xu Zhaozhao's scissors instead.
Question: "Which flower should we cut?"
Xu Zhaozhao paused for a moment, then pointed to a flower for him.
He silently cut it off, held it in his hand and examined it for a while, "It grows really well."
Turning to look at Gu Yulin, who was holding a freshly cut carnation, Gu Qingyan reached out her hand to him.
"Give them to me, I'll wrap them up."
"You know how to wrap flowers?"
"You know how to wrap flowers?"
Xu Zhaozhao and Gu Yulin asked in unison.
Gu Qingyan: ...
"Why not?"
His voice drifted somewhat in the open back garden, "The flowers I sent you were all wrapped by me."
Xu Zhaozhao's mind conjured up the image of that room full of roses.
He wrapped all those roses himself!
"Then I'll have to trouble Dad!"
Gu Yulin handed all the flowers in his hand to Gu Qingyan without any hesitation.
The packaging material he used was also very simple—newspapers that had just been delivered this morning.
At nine o'clock sharp, Gu Yulin, carrying flowers, and the three of them set off on time.
Five minutes later, Xu Zhaozhao realized that this didn't seem to be the way to the Gu family's old house.
Gu Yulin asked before she could, "Dad, aren't we going to Grandpa's house? Did we go the wrong way?"
"No."
Gu Qingyan gripped the steering wheel with both hands, his eyes fixed straight ahead: "Grandpa was admitted to the hospital last night."
It was very sudden; he had just received the news himself. Chi Li had accidentally seen the hospitalization information and told Gu Qingyan.
Gu Yulin looked out the window, a hint of worry in his eyes, "Grandpa has been going to the hospital a lot this year..."
Fifteen minutes later, the three of them arrived at Gu Ru's hospital room.
Gu Yulin went up and knocked on the door. "Grandpa, my mom, dad, and I have come to see you."
"Come in quickly!"
Only after Gu Ru responded did she push the door open and go inside.
Gu Ru, sitting in his wheelchair, smiled and waved to Gu Yulin, "Yu Bao, come and let Grandpa take a look!"
He ignored Xu Zhaozhao and Gu Qingyan, who followed him in.
As she approached, Yu Yu handed the flowers in her hand to Gu Ru, saying, "Grandpa, I brought you carnations."
"I picked them with my mom and dad!"
His tone was slightly proud.
Gu Ru held Gu Yulin in his arms and examined the bouquets of flowers closely.
"Oh my, did Yu Bao pick them herself? Yu Bao has grown up! She can pick flowers for Grandpa now..."
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